Panel discussion on “Preparing People and Infrastructure for Southeast Asia’s Clean Energy Transition”
Hosts: Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Collaborators: Carbon Trust and Climate Finance Asia
Language: English
The clean energy transition is gaining momentum as renewable energy technology has become cheaper and more efficient in the past decade. However, renewables are struggling to dominate in Southeast Asia due to limited grid capacity and coal-dependant livelihoods of many workers. The panel will merge two themes usually discussed separately: strengthening grid infrastructure and achieving a just transition, as the most crucial challenges in need of solutions if we are to unlock the full potential of renewables.
The panel aims to share key insights on investment needs for a robust and flexible grid, and a truly equitable energy transition which accounts for all justice aspects (recognition, restorative, distributional, and procedural). As these insights are discussed, considered and applied in just transition initiatives across Southeast Asia, policymakers and energy stakeholders can hopefully make informed decisions about just transition finance that pave the way for a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous energy future.
Below is the list of our confirmed speakers:
Moderator: Albertus Siagian, Senior Analyst at CPI Indonesia
Tiza Mafira, Director of CPI Indonesia, presenting “Indonesia Just Transition Finance Framework with case study on Maluku”
Tariq Habib, Manager at CPI India, presenting “India Just Transition Finance Framework with case study on Jharkhand”
Kalyani Basu, Manager at Carbon Trust, presenting Just Transition Framework for Malaysia’s Coal Workforce
Donald Eubank, Senior Consultant at Climate Finance Asia, virtually presenting “Facility-level Just Transition Guidelines for Banks”